Sale reports / Montana / Billings Livestock Commission / 2022-02-10

Billings Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Feb 10
● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777
Feeder Cattle receipts
3,451 head
▲ 1,215 vs last sale 2,236▲ 3,381 vs year ago 70 · +4,830.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
423 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 390▲ 315 vs year ago 108 · +291.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
221 head
▲ 86 vs last sale 135▲ 166 vs year ago 55 · +301.8%
Also sold here(Mon)Mon Oct 26, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers under 500 lbs were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed; steers 500-699 lbs sold generally steady; steers over 700 lbs sold steady to 10.00 higher. Heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher; heifers over 600 lbs sold 4.00-8.00 higher. Quality this week was mixed from plain to very attractive. Several load lots of feeder cattle sold today and these were met with mostly good to very good demand. Packages of feeders sold on moderate to good demand. Cattle destined for the feed lot sold on stronger demand today as order buyers purchasing cattle for packers showed very good demand for high quality reputation cattle. Cattle suitable to run on grass continue to sell on good demand. Quality this week for grass type cattle varied greatly and was not as attractive as last week. A large crowd was on hand for todays sale and buyer participation was good through out todays long sale. Market activity was mostly active as a result. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good demand for light to moderate offerings. Packer buyers showed slightly lighter demand for slaughter cows compared to last week. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeding cows sold on mostly good to very good demand. Packers showed very good demand for cows which had been on feed. Most of these cows were purchased to return to the feedlot to feed to premium white. Feeding cows sold steady to 3.00 higher in a narrow comparison. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold with higher undertones in a narrow comparison. Quality this week was mostly average. Packer and feeder buyers purchased much of the young offering to return to feed. Demand for young age cows was mostly moderate. A few heifers that lost their calves sold this week and these offerings sold on very good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $180.11/cwt on 1,495 head.
Average price
$180.11
1,495 head · 655 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,179
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$233
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$20.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.89
vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1658183.781,2091,115
Medium 1562182.531,02653
Large 1669169.281,133132
Medium and Large 1-2656165.971,088179
Medium and Large 2596163.7597616thin
One grade step is worth $20.03/cwt here — about $233 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale1,495 hd
180.11
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MT average3 barns · 1,778 hd
183.00
−2.89
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,73695.371,65558
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,39671.671,001199
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,66169.361,15212
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,18664.61766118

Every lot

105 lots · USDA AMS · Billings Livestock Commission Cattle Auction - Billings, MT (Thu)
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2332212.50/cwt212.50–212.507063
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2381210.00/cwt210.00–210.0080011
Steers—Medium and Large 1384231.00/cwt231.00–231.0088746
Steers—Medium and Large 1414231.31/cwt224.00–233.0095821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2416200.00/cwt200.00–200.008325
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2455206.00/cwt206.00–206.009378
Steers—Medium and Large 1487220.54/cwt212.00–224.001,074125
Steers—Medium 1512194.00/cwt194.00–194.0099337
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520189.96/cwt188.00–190.5098819
Steers—Medium and Large 1531204.66/cwt196.00–211.001,087104
Steers—Medium and Large 2538170.00/cwt170.00–170.0091512
Steers—Medium and Large 1572193.29/cwt189.00–195.501,10680
Steers—Large 1589183.54/cwt175.00–185.501,08138
Steers—Large 1615170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,04658
Steers—Medium and Large 1624184.16/cwt180.00–185.001,149140
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,0883
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2667165.74/cwt162.00–168.001,10531
Steers—Medium and Large 1675176.16/cwt169.50–182.001,189195
Steers—Medium 1678156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,05816
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy698162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,1319
Steers—Large 1706161.71/cwt158.00–163.001,14221
Steers—Medium and Large 1717169.96/cwt166.00–174.001,21927
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2721160.25/cwt155.50–165.001,15532
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy729156.68/cwt154.00–160.001,14236
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy735139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,02235
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2767152.00/cwt148.00–160.001,16626
Steers—Medium and Large 1770168.29/cwt156.00–169.001,296109
Steers—Medium and Large 2771145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1184
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2815154.50/cwt154.50–154.501,2593
Steers—Medium and Large 1833159.93/cwt157.00–164.751,33287
Steers—Medium and Large 1867155.62/cwt152.50–161.001,349117
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full870148.50/cwt148.50–148.501,29215
Steers—Medium and Large 1913151.48/cwt145.00–156.001,3834
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2943145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,3673
Steers—Large 11,013141.50/cwt141.50–141.501,43311
Steers—Large 11,078139.50/cwt139.50–139.501,5044
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1366188.00/cwt188.00–188.0068821
Heifers—Medium 1410176.00/cwt176.00–176.0072212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2412158.00/cwt158.00–158.006515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425180.37/cwt177.50–182.0076711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1437195.20/cwt195.00–196.0085350
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2461174.60/cwt174.00–175.0080510
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477145.00/cwt145.00–145.0069215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1492189.12/cwt185.00–191.0093014
Heifers—Large 1499164.00/cwt164.00–164.0081821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527159.01/cwt151.00–165.0083814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1537175.95/cwt172.00–180.00945154
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2553162.00/cwt162.00–162.0089616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1581172.53/cwt166.00–176.751,002117
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2608148.46/cwt143.00–157.0090312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy623178.50/cwt178.50–178.501,1129
Heifers—Medium and Large 1629164.67/cwt163.00–172.001,036182
Heifers—Large 1658151.80/cwt151.00–154.0099915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1663162.64/cwt157.50–165.001,078130
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full665153.50/cwt153.50–153.501,0216
Heifers—Medium and Large 2669133.00/cwt133.00–133.008906
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2688148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,0185
Heifers—Large 1703151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,0623
Heifers—Medium and Large 1714154.23/cwt150.00–160.001,101103
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2745145.99/cwt141.00–149.001,08812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1761153.00/cwt151.00–153.751,16463
Heifers—Medium 1773131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,0138
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2774143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,1079
Heifers—Medium and Large 1808146.16/cwt145.00–147.001,18136
Heifers—Medium and Large 1855145.94/cwt145.00–146.001,24875
Heifers—Medium and Large 1909143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,3007
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full912131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,19511
Heifers—Large 11,013129.50/cwt129.50–129.501,31213
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2604149.00/cwt149.00–149.009008
Bulls—Medium and Large 1613159.29/cwt159.00–160.009767
Bulls—Medium and Large 1732150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,09811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1785146.88/cwt146.00–147.001,15325
Bulls—Large 11,100118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,2981
Bulls—Large 11,175110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,2931
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,49484.29/cwt77.00–89.001,2596
Bulls——Natural1,66995.95/cwt93.50–97.001,60133
Bulls——Natural1,70393.50/cwt93.50–93.501,5929
Bulls——2,01898.69/cwt94.00–103.001,9927
Bulls——2,395109.00/cwt109.00–109.002,6113
Slaughter Cattle · Cows16 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight93056.67/cwt56.00–57.005273
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09253.13/cwt52.00–54.005803
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,14662.70/cwt62.00–63.007196
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15561.08/cwt57.00–67.0070557
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,19576.41/cwt74.00–78.0091310
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,20271.63/cwt66.00–73.0086110
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,28167.46/cwt65.00–68.5086429
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,30578.50/cwt78.50–78.501,0241
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,33865.13/cwt63.50–66.5087112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39369.61/cwt67.00–74.0097016
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,40073.48/cwt67.00–76.501,029148
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41164.23/cwt59.50–68.0090622
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52575.50/cwt75.50–75.501,1511
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,58872.50/cwt72.50–72.501,1512
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,68668.98/cwt68.00–70.001,1638
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,74060.00/cwt60.00–60.001,0441
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,003718.02/cwt700.00–750.007,20217
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2Broken Mouth1,06161.00/cwt61.00–61.0064725
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1301,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0012,1483
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Non-Legible BANGS1,149800.00/cwt800.00–800.009,1929
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth1,281850.00/cwt850.00–850.0010,8897
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,00597.43/cwt79.50–128.0097976
Stock Cows—Large 11,04580.00/cwt80.00–80.008361
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,08380.92/cwt62.00–87.0087646
Stock Cows—Large 11,10574.00/cwt74.00–74.008181
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,16063.00/cwt63.00–63.007311

This sale against other markets

Montana weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Montana auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.